I have some relatives in town from Humboldt, Saskatchewan. They and a buddy of mine had dinner over at my place. I asked my friend what he wanted to drink and mentioned that I had some German beer in the fridge, given to me on July 1st by some lovely ladies from Deutschland that we both know. He accepted the offer of beer. I brought it out to him, along with a glass. When I returned to the table I saw that he had poured it into the glass. I did a double-take because I thought I wasn’t seeing correctly. But alas, I was. It was GREEN!!! I’ve sent a message to the fräuleins but have not yet heard back from them. Has anyone seen such a beer before?!
Green with envy are the bottles of Dead Frog.
It’s infected with algae thats all. Next time don’t expose it to light.
Yes, it’s a Berliner Weisse as indicated on
the bottle. They come in all kind of colour
and flavour. While in Berlin a longtime ago
I had one with a berry flavour and it looked
light red. I have seen yellow and green but I
can’t remember the flavours.
Here it is:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/87
“Has anyone seen such a beer before?!”
Yes. On St. Patrick’s Day the draft is served green.
It’s gone bad Robert.
Send it to me for proper disposal.
But, what did it taste like?!
Robert, heh, heh, these fräuleins are sending you a subliminal message.
Don’t take a chance. You had better do as marc suggests.
I’m told the Riders drink it all the time.
It tasted rather sweet, with a very peculiar flavour.
Must be eco-friendly, Gaia loving beer.
It’s because you poured it into an Irish glass.
The beer has woodruff in it, thus the green colour.
That looks like it’s against the Bavarian Purity Laws.
It does, doesn’t it, andy? I wonder if there are grandfather clauses in place for beers not of “West” Germany, or something.
Simeon appears to be correct. The Waldmeister Berliner, per the label, contains the green colorant.
What? no green cigarettes or cigars to go along with it.
I’m a beer inspector.
I’m afraid I’ll have to confiscate those bottles mam.
DON’T DRINK IT.
It’s a clever plot by the socialists to “poison” beers which will turn the drinkers into raving lefties.
Yes ..it is usually on display , around st patties day . At most restaurants , and there are quite a few green beer makers as well.
You only need to worry when your regular brew comes BACK OUT green…
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/urine-color/DS01026/DSECTION=causes
The purity laws only apply to beers for the domestic market. They are permitted to make additions for export.
Plus in Germany the woodruff is added after the beer is poured.
Robert, if you really want to have your socks knocked off, try Rauchbier.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/berliner-kindl-weisse-mit-schuss-waldmeister/22675/
I’ve had the green beer while in Berlin; hardly the best of German beer, in my opinion.
Greetings comrade from the peoples republic of Burnaby.
This beer is perfect for toasting the re-elected Vanloser city council.
A non-serious beer for a nonsensical group of left-whingers.
Once the wheat crops are harvested from your frontyards you too will be able to brew your own (provided the neighbourhood collective allows you to keep the wheat).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Weisse
I dont think your will see the word beire anywhere on the bottle.
even rausch beer is presmoked barley. so not a fifth ingrediant . had this right in Bamberg , not my favourite for sure.
It would be a wheat beer, which is why it doesn’t taste like barley beer. Wheat beer is pale in colour, so a little food colouring would do the trick.
Well, the wheat beer that I’ve drunk has been pale, but Wikipedia has an article on Berliner Weisse, which is quite dark.
Sour and cloudy, however, does answer to the stuff I’ve drunk. Most recently, in Vancouver.
Humbolt? That’s one of those little dots on the map, eh?
A couple of shots of liquid chlorine ought to clear that right up. Works for my pool.
According to wikipedia, Woodruff is used to flavour German beer and also as a “moth deterrent”.
What was wrong with Canadian beer again?
Berliner “Weiss” is a wheat ale made with lactobacilus (cheese making bacteria) so it has a sour tart citrus taste to it. It is common in Berlin beer halls to have this sour ale mixed with syrups to balance the sourness. There are orange green and blue fruit syrups they use, I’m guessing this commercial bottled version has the syrups mixed in it already.
Save it for St Paddy’s day.
Yeah .. you got me on that one ….. I’ve tried a few fruit flavoured beers over that last few years and it seems to me that they are much like a “cooler” using beer as the base instead of some industrial base alcohol.
The German Beer Guide offers some interesting notes on Berliner Weisse and seems to agree that it is something of a spring or summer style drink … a sort of German lemonade.
If you want to try something brewed in Canada there’s a Beer Called Red Racer from Surrey BC.
It’s hopped up to make it tangy and does a real job on the taste buds.
I live in Germany. The beer in the picture is a Berliner Weisse, that normally has a “natural” color, and for tourists, they mix in a shot of “Waldmeister” to turn it green. Originally they used a “bad” beer for this, because a “bad” beer has a tart taste, and Waldmeister is a bit sweet. There is also a red version, that uses a shot of raspberry syrup. There is the Berliner Weisse Grün (green) and the Berliner Weisse Rot (red). The beers are no longer beers gone “bad”. And to make it really bad for tourists, you have to drink it with a straw! German beer has between 5% & 6.5% alcohol, so along with a sweet syrup and drinking with a straw, you get hammered quickly! Cheers!